Table VII.C.3(2005) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2005
 
 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **

Division and State

Total

 

75% or more

 

50-74%

 

Less than 50%

 

50% or more

 

Less than 50%

 
 
United States

18.1%

17.9%

18.8%

20.1%

22.5%

17.3%

 
New England:
Connecticut

17.1%

17.2%

13.1%

23.5%

19.9%

16.9%

Maine

18.5%

18.0%

20.8%

15.0%

*

21.3%

18.1%

Massachusetts

21.7%

21.6%

22.7%

21.4%

20.4%

21.8%

New Hampshire

23.1%

23.3%

18.8%

28.4%

*

22.3%

*

23.2%

Rhode Island

19.0%

18.7%

20.1%

20.5%

23.0%

18.4%

Vermont

16.8%

16.5%

20.7%

15.1%

*

18.0%

*

16.7%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

19.6%

17.4%

23.1%

39.4%

23.9%

*

18.7%

New York

18.4%

18.8%

13.7%

22.8%

22.6%

17.9%

Pennsylvania

15.7%

16.1%

12.9%

15.0%

19.0%

15.1%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

20.9%

20.7%

23.3%

20.4%

38.0%

16.7%

Indiana

17.3%

17.2%

22.3%

12.8%

*

17.2%

17.4%

Michigan

16.4%

15.8%

18.9%

18.5%

24.2%

*

15.3%

Ohio

17.1%

15.4%

26.2%

17.5%

*

21.8%

16.3%

Wisconsin

20.3%

20.5%

19.7%

19.8%

23.2%

19.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

20.7%

20.7%

14.5%

29.2%

26.0%

19.7%

Kansas

19.2%

19.2%

18.4%

20.3%

19.4%

19.2%

Minnesota

20.6%

21.2%

18.5%

19.0%

*

22.6%

20.4%

Missouri

17.8%

17.4%

17.6%

31.1%

*

22.6%

17.0%

Nebraska

20.5%

21.0%

19.6%

17.2%

18.3%

20.9%

North Dakota

21.0%

22.9%

16.8%

16.1%

*

22.2%

20.5%

South Dakota

21.2%

19.9%

22.3%

28.6%

27.1%

20.3%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

19.6%

19.5%

14.1%

28.1%

30.8%

18.0%

District of Columbia

18.1%

18.1%

20.4%

10.1%

*

10.6%

*

18.4%

Florida

22.3%

21.0%

24.4%

35.2%

27.2%

21.2%

Georgia

18.3%

18.4%

18.6%

*

16.4%

*

21.7%

17.9%

Maryland

23.4%

21.8%

29.2%

27.9%

*

21.7%

23.6%

North Carolina

17.9%

17.8%

18.4%

*

17.9%

21.5%

17.1%

South Carolina

19.7%

20.5%

16.2%

17.2%

24.8%

17.9%

Virginia

20.1%

19.9%

20.4%

26.3%

*

21.1%

19.9%

West Virginia

15.9%

15.2%

16.4%

24.1%

19.0%

14.8%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

24.5%

23.7%

30.3%

22.6%

26.8%

23.2%

Kentucky

19.1%

18.8%

20.3%

20.9%

24.3%

17.4%

Mississippi

19.0%

18.6%

24.1%

15.5%

*

25.2%

17.2%

Tennessee

20.9%

21.7%

15.5%

23.3%

26.3%

19.5%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

22.2%

22.7%

19.9%

13.8%

*

24.4%

20.9%

Louisiana

20.4%

19.7%

24.6%

*

21.9%

20.5%

20.4%

Oklahoma

16.6%

16.3%

17.6%

18.9%

*

17.6%

16.4%

Texas

15.0%

14.5%

18.4%

20.3%

16.7%

14.6%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

17.5%

19.6%

30.8%

8.0%

*

17.3%

17.5%

Colorado

19.0%

18.5%

25.5%

21.5%

25.0%

17.9%

Idaho

18.1%

18.0%

16.1%

26.7%

16.0%

18.5%

Montana

14.1%

15.1%

11.0%

12.8%

*

18.3%

12.3%

Nevada

18.4%

16.5%

20.1%

43.1%

33.8%

15.8%

New Mexico

20.8%

19.2%

30.3%

27.1%

*

27.6%

19.0%

Utah

21.9%

21.7%

19.9%

29.0%

22.2%

21.9%

Wyoming

15.3%

14.1%

26.1%

20.8%

*

22.5%

14.2%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

17.6%

18.0%

13.6%

*

19.1%

35.0%

15.9%

California

15.5%

15.8%

11.3%

17.5%

20.6%

14.8%

Hawaii

9.0%

8.9%

7.2%

15.8%

*

10.0%

8.8%

Oregon

12.4%

12.3%

12.6%

13.6%

21.6%

10.8%

Washington

9.7%

9.7%

10.1%

*

8.5%

*

8.5%

*

9.9%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

 

Table VII.C.3(2005) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2005
 
 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **

Division and State

Total

 

75% or more

 

50-74%

 

Less than 50%

 

50% or more

 

Less than 50%

 
 
United States

0.37%

0.38%

0.79%

1.18%

1.03%

0.31%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.14%

1.61%

3.30%

5.73%

3.19%

1.16%

Maine

0.84%

1.29%

2.54%

5.07%

*

3.28%

1.07%

Massachusetts

0.72%

0.84%

4.55%

5.38%

3.86%

0.86%

New Hampshire

1.48%

1.28%

4.33%

8.54%

*

6.78%

*

1.48%

Rhode Island

1.62%

1.40%

4.15%

5.78%

4.99%

1.60%

Vermont

1.39%

1.63%

4.57%

6.70%

*

7.31%

*

1.46%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.14%

1.17%

5.54%

10.30%

7.51%

*

1.47%

New York

1.77%

1.79%

3.59%

4.65%

4.78%

1.89%

Pennsylvania

0.95%

1.19%

2.08%

2.04%

2.02%

1.11%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

3.25%

3.38%

3.12%

3.85%

8.49%

1.35%

Indiana

0.95%

0.80%

4.26%

5.06%

*

3.81%

0.88%

Michigan

1.99%

2.32%

3.54%

4.19%

8.04%

*

1.83%

Ohio

1.22%

0.93%

4.87%

5.81%

*

3.72%

1.33%

Wisconsin

1.33%

1.32%

5.62%

3.40%

4.19%

1.25%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.42%

1.67%

2.74%

6.07%

3.41%

1.73%

Kansas

1.38%

1.90%

2.77%

3.56%

4.23%

1.54%

Minnesota

1.57%

1.67%

3.93%

5.73%

*

3.02%

1.76%

Missouri

1.47%

1.69%

2.55%

10.65%

*

3.25%

1.45%

Nebraska

1.81%

2.11%

3.89%

4.10%

2.41%

1.93%

North Dakota

2.62%

3.05%

3.26%

9.79%

*

4.45%

3.08%

South Dakota

1.81%

2.08%

4.00%

4.56%

4.46%

1.91%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.06%

2.46%

3.34%

4.84%

5.54%

1.60%

District of Columbia

2.03%

2.06%

4.87%

9.76%

*

5.95%

*

2.02%

Florida

1.60%

1.54%

3.24%

7.41%

2.43%

1.76%

Georgia

1.25%

1.62%

5.80%

*

5.50%

*

2.59%

1.35%

Maryland

3.60%

4.04%

5.27%

9.34%

*

3.03%

4.23%

North Carolina

1.28%

1.50%

9.64%

*

2.41%

3.29%

1.15%

South Carolina

1.39%

1.25%

3.91%

4.26%

2.51%

1.35%

Virginia

1.50%

1.83%

5.16%

11.48%

*

3.12%

1.74%

West Virginia

1.04%

0.91%

3.85%

5.99%

4.19%

0.81%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.45%

2.02%

5.46%

4.49%

2.40%

2.35%

Kentucky

1.06%

1.17%

2.42%

4.26%

2.60%

1.62%

Mississippi

1.13%

1.11%

6.59%

5.73%

*

2.64%

1.56%

Tennessee

1.54%

1.97%

3.45%

5.06%

2.95%

2.00%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.22%

2.37%

5.14%

9.68%

*

2.12%

2.52%

Louisiana

1.77%

1.73%

9.15%

*

3.58%

1.62%

2.09%

Oklahoma

1.50%

1.57%

3.52%

6.47%

*

3.10%

1.73%

Texas

1.05%

1.06%

2.48%

2.99%

1.82%

0.97%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.37%

0.82%

6.96%

6.01%

*

2.55%

1.48%

Colorado

1.84%

1.96%

5.26%

4.15%

2.23%

2.16%

Idaho

1.59%

1.89%

2.51%

5.40%

4.06%

1.65%

Montana

2.16%

3.11%

2.50%

4.66%

*

5.35%

1.88%

Nevada

1.59%

1.29%

5.61%

11.12%

6.54%

1.66%

New Mexico

1.46%

1.66%

3.24%

10.07%

*

3.02%

1.18%

Utah

1.02%

1.15%

4.00%

6.92%

3.17%

1.38%

Wyoming

0.99%

1.12%

7.04%

9.46%

*

3.88%

1.30%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.26%

1.98%

4.53%

*

5.13%

5.39%

2.39%

California

0.63%

0.87%

2.56%

1.89%

2.80%

0.79%

Hawaii

0.72%

0.90%

1.57%

6.57%

*

1.32%

0.80%

Oregon

1.00%

0.98%

3.37%

2.96%

3.04%

1.24%

Washington

1.03%

0.95%

3.42%

*

2.85%

*

3.14%

*

1.21%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.